Shawnee – A roaring road crowd didn’t keep the Lawrence High boys basketball team from challenging Sunflower League favorite Mill Valley in a 53-39 loss on Friday night. LHS (1-7) kept the Jaguars (6-2) on their toes right down to the fourth quarter, with senior Zaxton King’s game-high 27 points leading the fight. Helping out across the floor, senior Gordon Fineday came off the bench for seven ...
A late push from Olathe North proved to be more than the Free State boys basketball team could handle in a 70-53 home loss on Wednesday night. Down a possession to begin the fourth quarter, FSHS (3-4) was overwhelmed by a 30-point onslaught by the Eagles (5-2) that capped off a night full of woes for the Firebirds. FSHS finished the night with 11 team fouls and 10 total turnovers. O-North junior Jaalan Watson ...
Even with four open weight classes, the Lawrence High boys wrestling team claimed the runner-up title at the Joel Rios Invitational over the weekend at Shawnee Mission South. The Chesty Lions, overall, finished just 17 points behind first-place Oak Park High and five points above neighboring Free State in third place. Two LHS team captains – senior Andrew Honas (132 pounds) and sophomore Lou Elsten (113 ...
There’s a lot for the Bishop Seabury boys basketball team to smile about. The Seahawks entered the new year improving to 5-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 season after an 81-46 win over rival Veritas Christian at home on Friday night. A dominant second half saw five Seahawks – junior Jace Smith (19 points), sophomore Jace Hoffman (18), junior Chase Honarvar (17), senior Aidan Page (14), and sophomore ...
In its first game back from the holiday break, the winless Free State girls basketball team suffered yet another rough loss at home on Wednesday — 49-29 against Shawnee Mission North. SM North (2-4) posed a big challenge for the Firebirds (0-5) because of senior standout Tamiah Washington, who finished the night with a game-high 20 points and was nearly perfect from the free-throw line (9 of 10). On the Free ...
As area high school basketball ramps up again this week, the Eudora High girls squad returns alongside the Bishop Seabury boys as an undefeated power in the new year. The Cardinals’ 6-0 start is a far cry from last season’s 6-14 finish that featured a rough January slate that ultimately doomed Eudora’s postseason hopes. At the center of the early-season success are freshman Brynn Deterding (14.2 ppg) and ...